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Bhagavad Gita 1.15

पाञ्चजन्यं हृषीकेशो देवदत्तं धनंजयः। पौण्ड्रं दध्मौ महाशङ्खं भीमकर्मा वृकोदरः।।

pāñchajanyaṁ hṛiṣhīkeśho devadattaṁ dhanañjayaḥ pauṇḍraṁ dadhmau mahā-śhaṅkhaṁ bhīma-karmā vṛikodaraḥ

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
pāñchajanyampāñchajanyamthe conch shell named Panchajanya
hṛiṣhīka-īśhaḥhṛiṣhīka-īśhaḥShree Krishna, the Lord of the mind and senses
devadattamdevadattamthe conch shell named Devadutta
dhanam-jayaḥdhanam-jayaḥArjun, the winner of wealth
pauṇḍrampauṇḍramthe conch named Paundra
dadhmaudadhmaublew
mahā-śhaṅkhammahā-śhaṅkhammighty conch
bhīma-karmābhīma-karmāone who performs herculean tasks
vṛika-udaraḥvṛika-udaraḥBheem, the voracious eater

Hrishikesha blew the Panchajanya, Arjuna blew the Devadatta, and Bhima, the wolf-bellied doer of terrible deeds, blew the great conch Paundra.

भगवान् हृषीकेश ने पांचजन्य, धनंजय (अर्जुन) ने देवदत्त तथा भयंकर कर्म करने वाले भीम ने पौण्डू नामक महाशंख बजाया।